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But under the name of 'liberalism' they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program,

until one day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened."

by: Norman Thomas (1884-1968) six-time U.S. Presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America.

Obama's Socialist Views

President Obama presented himself as much more progressive during his time in Chicago. In this little-seen advertisement that ran in the Hyde Park Herald in 1996, Obama was listed on a panel sponsored by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), University of Chicago Democrats, and University of Chicago DSA. He also supported gay marriage back then.

President Obama Member of the 'New Party' Progressive Socialism Agenda

Minutes of the meeting on January 11, 1996, of the New Party’s Chicago chapter read as follows:Barack Obama, candidate for State Senate in the 13th Legislative District, gave a statement to the membership and answered questions. He signed the New Party “Candidate Contract” and requested an endorsement from the New Party. He also joined the New Party.Consistent with this, a roster of the Chicago chapter of the New Party from early 1997 lists Obama as a member, with January 11, 1996, indicated as the date he joined.